Every author wants to see their book on a bookstore shelf. Sure, the Amazon.com and Kindle stores are awesome (and it’s where most authors make the majority of our sales), but there’s something about seeing your book on an actual store shelf that just gets the ol’...

“Budget” is not a bad word. Okay, so it brings to mind images of serious, scowling penny-pinchers who drain all the fun out of life by demanding that 99.994% of your income goes to paying down debt and saving for a rainy day. But really, a budget can be the thing that...

Six-figure advance! Huge deal for new series by beloved bestselling author! Novel by new author goes for crazy amount at auction! Industry headlines scream about how much traditionally published authors can make—massive advances, bidding wars on books—but have you...

People complain about never having enough time. But really, it’s not about how much time you have—it’s about what you do with the limited time that you have. It’s about priorities and planning. We all have 24 hours in the day. What will you do with yours? Watch cat...

We all know about the importance of getting Amazon reviews, and most of us are also obsessive users of Goodreads, LibraryThing, or possibly both. We’re all over our Kobo and Nook stats, and we keep careful tabs on our Google analytics for our blog and on the bounce...